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and would like 10 ask the name and address of
the comrade who carried a valise for a one
armed comrade from Col. w. III. Heath's Office,
No. 100 North Eighth street, to j. M. Green's,
No. AIS Market street, opposite the Courthouse,
and staid there awhile; then going out on
Fourth street and down toward the GIObe-DemO-
cTdt office, and got separated from the comrade.
The--comrade who carried the valise said he
was from Illinois, and belonged to a Post in
Easton, III. Any one having knowledge of such
q case, will help an old comrade by writing.
The papers are Of no value to anyone except
the society to which he belongs. / am willing
to pay a liberal reward for its return.
Cyrus Moore, Co. G, 10Th Nd, COlOra. Nd,
has stencil plate bearing the name of l. Hurst,
which he found on the Potomac River near
Point Lookout, during the war. If the owner
or any of his friends will address him they can
have it.
Give Them Their Due.
W. L. Murphy. Camden o., sends a screed
relating to pensions. Invalid pensioners, he says,
are much more disabled than those who have
lost leg or an arm, but under existing pen
sion laws their disability is rated far below,
which is unjust. He wants the Grand Army
Pension Committee to take up this subject in
their proposed legislation. and see that the dis
sbled men are treated with more equality.
Gottlieb Hauth, Co. b, 10th ILL.,, address not
given,) wants To know how many ex-rebel Con-
RreSSmen VOteu IOr L0e DepeutenJ E6E5iOu
Bill, and also how many ex- Union soldiers in
Congress were willing to pass the bill over the
Presidents veto. His private opinion is that
old soldiers should not vote for Democratic
Members of Congress until the ex-rebels show
their re-uniOnism by voting for their bills.
Peter G.. Lamkin. Patriot, Ind, says he favors
the equalization of bounties and the repeal of
the Limitation Of pension arrears. The latter,
| especially, caused great injustice to many gall
liant soldiers who have been prevented long
time from proving their claims.
| Christian Stuekey, Co. +, 10th Ohio, Shanes-
vile, D., does not wish to see the revenues of
the country reduced until all the old soldiers
are provided for. He would like to hear from
any of the comrades of his regiment.
/ DIR. Vol Thompson, Union City, Ind, (regi-
ment not given,l wants the G. AR Pension Com
mittee to incorporate clause in their proposed
bill to give all old soldiers who cannot earn a
competent living at least $12 per month on the
certificate of two respectable physicians, and
that they should be exempt from further spe-
eial or other examinations.
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A sHARPsHooTER's STORY.
How lie Saw Things at Spanish Fort and Fort
Blnkely.

uOM lie saw NJ rphhlsn fOrI ana f0rt
Blakely.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: There has
been good deal of OFF hand shooting done lat
terly by some Of our old comrades, aud that is
just my way Of shooting; but ! hope i will
not miss the mark as far as some Of them have
done. j was in the fight at Spanish Fort, and
in the charging column Of March q, 1865. Gen.
Gordon Granger commanded our division and
we chased the Johnnies for something like a
mile, until we came in plain view OF Spanish
Fort and within about 400 yards OF il. The 26th
n. y. battery Of six guns was brought up on
our right and a small earthwork was thrown
up and the fun went on. Shortly after the bat
terry was planted up came A. j. Smith, dis
mounted, sighted piece No. !, and then said,
"Giye them hell, boys!" and away she went,
but a little too high. run her up, boys," /"
said Smith, and up she went. Gen. Smith
sighted again, and that time took about 400
pound chunk out OF one Of the Johnnies' guns
in the front. Such yells as went up for A. J.
Smith you never heard before One of the 9lst
Ill. was killed with a Johnnies' grapeshot,
which struck him in the forehead. He was
standing just TO the left of Smith when he was
hit. A waterbattery opened on the right of us
10 the left Of Spanish Fort and was playing on
our lines so heavily that we were ordered TO lie
down. We lay with our heads down hill for
about two hours, when Co. G., 29th Iowa, was
oellOgtu as sklilnlShcfh, anu we ran up within
about 200 yards Of the fort and kept on the line
until in the evening, when we were relieved
by the nth Ohio boys. We were mighty glad
10 see the other boys come. We were under
fire for four days and then moved TO the
rear Of Gen. Granger's headquarters, and about
two days before the surrender of Spanish Fort
putagain in the frontand remained until the sur.
render, which was on the 9th OF April. The lst
Ind. battery was on our left, and on the extreme
left werctwo or four mortars, forget which, and
on the right OF them was 6-gun battery. The
18th, 20lh and 22d Iowa supported these guns
Now as 10 what ! know about Fort Blakely
We were sent 10 Gen. Steele's Corps around Ia
the right and supported the colored troops.
Comradc Con0yer writes you about Steele's men
wayering. They did waver. but it was to the
front, with the cry, "Giye them hell, boys
Remember Fort Pillow!" and many Johnny
had TO nip the dust. Lots of them ran into the
bay aud were drowned or shot by the colored
troops We tried 10 stop the killing of the rebels
but had 10 stand back, for the colored troops
had blood in their eyes and meant to have re.
yenge for the murder of their comrades at Fort
Pillow.-SAMUEL 7. COMBS, Co. G, 29th Iowa
Grant City, Mo.
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A Remarkable Recovery that has Added an IdIOm
90 the English Tongue.

In Wheeling, w. Va, there is colloquial-
ism that is universally understood and almost
hourly used. IL is heard on the streets when
friends meet, and at the railroad stations and
steamboat landings when citizens return home:
" Can this be Mrs. RcAeyT The episode which
these words recall is touching one. Mrs.
Kelley is the daughter Of Colonel and Mrs.
James Hornbrook, and during the Civil War
she was Florence Nightingale in the strongest,
noblcst sense. Her RTduons labors broke down
her health and she became totally paralyzcd
from the hips 10 the feet. The trunk Of her
body was the seat Of violent ncuralgic pains.
After many years OF suffering she was brought
10 Philadelphia on a bed, enduring indescriba-
BILE agOnies in the cars There she was placed
under the Compound Oxygen Treatment Of Drs.
Starkey e. Palen, then on Girard street, and
now at 1929 Arch street, in that city. Her
home physician regarded her case as hopeless
and IL appeared SO 10 her Philadelphia doctors.
But at the end ofa few months she was restored
TO the use OF her limbs, and at the end of n
year was completely restored. She then re-
turned home, married, and has enjoyed life
ever since. And when her friends meet her
they ask: "Can this be Mrs. Kelley2" A
pamphlet giving full details Of this and many
other cures sent free on application.
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AT Mobile.

James G. Warren, Co. q, 9th Iowa, says the
Second Brigade, Second Division, Sixteenth
Corps. at Fort Blakely, consisted Of the 14th,
9th and 32d Iowa; 10th Kan, 21st Mo-, and
Sd Ind. battery. The brigade was commanded
by Col. James J. Gilbert.
Joseph II. Bell, Co. Z, 9th Iowa, Audubon,
Iowa, joins the large number of comrades who
have rallied in defense of the old Sixteenth
Corps at Fort Blakely. He presnmes Comrsde
Conover in his article had no intention of do
ing injustice, but he was nevertheless greatly
mistaken in saying that the Sixteenth Corps
took no part in the siege and assault. The
writer gives brief sketch of the services there
of his regiment. which belonged to the Second
Division of the Sixteenth Corps.
w. G. Burney, Co. K, 9th Iowa, Sumner,
Cal, takes up the cudgel in behalf of the Six
teenth Corps and its participation in the cap
ture of Fort Blakely. The writer's regiment
was in the Second Brigade, Second Division of
that corps. and was very actively engaged in
the scrimmage.
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the boys viii no doubt bring II to their remem-
brance.
in conclusion will say that as our division
lay nearest the Summertown road and top OF
the mountain. il had the opportunity, and took
advantage Of it by placing the White Star
Division flag on the topmost pinnacle OF
Lookout Mountain, and at daybreak thousands
beheld the flag with the solid dark-blue ground
and large white star in its center.-JosEPH A.
MOORE, Captain, Co. B, l47th Pa, Camp HLl,
Cumberland Co. Pa
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In the Near Future.


ST. Peter-Hold on, there.
New Spirit-Can't 20 in?
"WhO are your"
any name is Jay Gould"
"You take that earth right back this minute
and leave il ia its orbit"
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DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is not
extolled as a "cure-all" but admirably fulills
a singleness of purpose, being most potent
specific in those chronic weaknesses peculiar TO
women.
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Mnying ON Richmond.

Amos Walston, Co. F, 9th VT, Williston, Vt,
claims for his regiment the first entry into the
rebel capital. He says the 9th VT. was en-
camped a few rods to the right of Fort Harri-
son, and early on the morning of April 3, in
formation having been received that the rebels
had retreated, the regiment broke camp in
great haste and started for the city. 1t marched
directly into Richmond, and no other troops
were there at the time.
William Layo, Massena, N. Y, referring to
the fight at the Bloody Angle" at Spottsylva-
nia says that the tree, the stump Of which is
in the Museum at Washington, was cut of by
Yankee bullets. It stood near the rebel bat
terry, close to the angle. He says it is not the
tree under which lay the body Of the dead
rebel. This tree was four or five rods inside
the rebel works. The writer says he was on
the spot early the next morning. and examined
the ground very closely. He lifted the bodies
of two dead rebels from one who was wound
ed, lying in the ditch.
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composed of the 25th Wis, 35th N. J. Zouaves,
and the 43d and cd Ohio. Col. Wager Swayne
was wounded while in the water, and the
writer helped him out on the road. The bril-
gade turned the enemy's left, and sent them
whirling back to join their main body. He
wishes Gen. Swayne could be induced to write
the subject up.
Thos F. B. McDeyitt, Co. A. 1st Mass. Cav,
Commander, Lincoln Post, Portland, Ore, says
his Post there has A members, and has just
completed a splendid hall, which is to be used
also for general entertainments.
w. w. Scott, Co. G, 10th Ohio, Canal Dover,
o., says that William Clark Quantrell. the
guerrilla leader, was born at that place and was
a schoolmate of the writer. His mother is still
living there, and desires certain information re-
garding her dead son. He died at Louisville
and was buried in the Catholic cemetery there,
but the writer has been unable to find the name
of the hospital where he died or any person
who waited on him after he was wounded. He
died June or 6, 1865, after being in the hos
pital for q month.
A. Woody, Co. E, 18th Pa. Cav, Is an old
reader of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, and when
he started around recently to get some new
subscribers he found that every old soldier in
the neighborhood already took the paper.
Capt. III. L. Rulon, 114th Pa, Philadelphia,
comments upon the recent interview with Maj.
Reno, 9TH u. s. Cav, in which the latter said /:
al knew Gen. Custer to flourish his sword
above his head and shout Follow me, men !;
follow me- and then when the fight began he
would be found in the rear. During the re-
bellion on one occasion, discovered him hid
ing behind a tree when the battle was raging (;
and am not the only person who knows that
Custer was not gallant fighter" Capt. Rulon
goes on to say: 81 never had an opportunity to
witness the fighting qualities of Gen. Custer,
and had always supposed him to be dashing,
brave and impetuous soldier, always ready for
fight, and the idol of his men, and his cour-
age above suspicion. Have i been laboring
under delusiOn for more than % years2 He
cannot certainly have been the coward that
Maj. Reno calls him. / regret exceedingly to
| hear a soldiers character maligned, especially
after he gave up his life, but know that Gus
| ter's name aud deeds will be remembered long
after his traducers will have sunk into obliy-
| ion."
George W. Beers, Queens. W. Va, thinks that
the South is growing bolder and bolder in its
| reasonable utterances and that it has some
| plan in view to advance the lost cause. The
GAR. is a necessity at the present time, and
| will be for years until this Government has q
securer foundation than 10 has now.
| John NJ. Robinson, Nashville, Kan, indorses
the editorial in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
headed Halt to the utmost. He thinks il
is time to become alarmed when the cry i:
raised in the South of "God bless JEFF Davis
and long live our President" There should
be determined stand taken against the exhi
bition of such spirit, for it will be too late
when another war is begun.
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The Atlanta Campaign.

Felix T. Candy, Wallace, Kan, takes hand
in the scrimmage over De Gress's battery. He
says the battery was retaken by the Third Bril-
gade, First Division, Fifteenth Corps, composed
of the 4th, 9th, 25th, 30th and 3lst Iowa. Tho
writer says he was a member Of this command,
participated in the charge, and does not remem-
Der any other troops engaged in it, though others
arrived in the vicinity OF the battery soon after
its recapture. The brigade was Immediately
advanced to some deserted rebel works 100
yards in front of the battery, which position it
maintained, repulsing several charges of the
enemy in the attempt to again get possession of
the guns. He thinks that it was while this
brigade was in front that some of the other
troops which claimed the honor marched
up to the battery and imagined that they had
recaptured it.
Henry b. Stiles, Co. E, 123d N. Y, Johnson
vile, n. Y, corrects Comrade Frantz in regard
TO the composition of the First Brigade, First
Division, Twentieth Corps at Peach Tree
Creek. The writer says it was composed of the
9Th Conn, 10th Pa, l23d and 161st N. Y.
James Winnie, Co. III, Goth Iowa, Blue Hill,
Neb, agrees with Comrade Gale, 10th Ohio, in
regard to the recapture of De Gress's battery at
Atlanta, as the writer was one of the men who
helped to do the work. The job was accom-
plished by the First Brigade, First Division,
Fifteenth Corps, composed of the Both and Goth
Iowa. 10th Ohio and 9th Mo. The writer
says he tied up C0mrade Gales arm when he
was wounded there.
III. q. Morhous, Sergeant, Co. C, I23d NY,
Greenwich, n. Y, writing Of Peach Tree Creek,
declares that Henry France, of Dauphin, Pa,
either Intentionally misrepresented the compo-
sition of the First Brigade, First Division,
Twentieth Corps, at that BATTLE or was not in
the brigade, which was composed of the 123d
and l4lst n. Y, 9Th Conn. and 10th Pa. The
25th n. Y. never was in the brigade.
GeOrpe III Robinson. l23d N Y Sandy Hill
n. Y, who lost his right leg at Atlanta, is an
other who believes that Comrade France was
not a member of the First Brigade, First Di-
vision, Twentieth Corps.
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information Asked and Given.

F. ]. Lovett. Co. E, 3sth ILL.,, Cridersville, O.,
writes Attention, 3Sth ILL.," He intends to
prepare a complete roster of the residences of
all the survivors of his regiment, and wants
his comrades to send him their addresses, to be
ready for Reunion which will take place
about April of next year.
w. Winkens, Gamaliel, KY, an old comrade,
who does not give his regiment, says he cannot
answer all the letters sent him by comrades in
quiring about lands in his neighborhood
There is plenty of land there, and it can be
had cheap.
r. Miller, Co. G. 18th n. Y, Forestville, NY,
is q member of a committee which is preparing
to erect soldiers monument at that place. He
would like designs.
J. A. White, Nevada. Mo-, wants to know the
address of Gen. E. A. Payne, formerly Colonel
of the 9th Ill.
CS Hauce, First Sergeant, Co I, IO2d u. s.
G. T., National Military Home, o., desires the
address of Fountain Bess, private, Co. ID, lO2d
u. s. CT.
John Baumann, First Lieutenant, Co. III, 50th
Ind, would like to hear from the Lieutenant
of the 35th Iowa who went from Big Bee
River, Ala, with him TO New Orleans after the
company and regimental records.
X. b. Fish, Rolf, Iowa, says that as Comrade
MilIen does not give his address, he cannot as
sist him. The address Of Capt. Ben Harding
is Columbus City, Iowa.
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Lost and Found.

L. C. Carrico, Corresponding Secretary, lst
No. Cav. Veteran Society, Box 80, Otterville,
jersey Co., H., writes that while attending the
Encampment at st. Louis he lost a black valise
containing thepapers ofthe Regimental Society,
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Random Shots.

Samuel Bishop. Co. A, 43d Ohio, Akron, o.,
severely criticizes Comrade Balls recent screed
regarding the 32d Wis. at Salkahatchie, and
says his statements are all wrong, and inti-
mates that Ball was not there at all. The
swamp at River Bridge. Salkahatchie, was over
three miles wide, and was waded by the Second
Brigade, Fourth Division, Seventeenth Corps,
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Mention The National Tr.buna
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-29
GLOBULES.

There will be a meeting of the Central ".
G. T. U. at rs East Seventh street at 4 o'clock
this afternoon.
Michael Tobin, yardmaster of the Minnes
sofa d Northwestern railway, who was in
jured recently, died at st. Joseph hospital
yesterday. His remains were shipped to his
home at Cheltin, Wis.
The adjourned meeting of the board of fire
commissioners from Monday evening was
held yesterday morning. The pay roll was
passed upon and number of bills allowed.
Bids and plans for heating the central sta
ton and No. 1 engine house were received
and referred to a committee.
The Young Mems Republican club, at
meeting last night at the rooms on East Third
street. elected the following delegates to the
national convention of Republican clubs,
which will probably be held in New York the
latter part of October or the first of Novem-
Der: II. B. Willis, j. M. Schoonmaker, ". r.
Merriam, G. A. Severance and NJ. F. Prop
ping.
Harvest Home festival is to be held in
st. Johns church next Sunday morning The
sermon, music, chancel decorations and
other appointments will be appropriate to
the occasion. Besides the aims usually taken,
the rector has asked for contributions of
fresh and canned fruits, jellies preserves,
etc., to be sent to st. Luke's hospital, Shelter
ing Arms, Home for the Friendless, or what
ever charity the giYer may designate. 1t is
requested that these gifts be sent to the
church on Saturday.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-29
NEW CORPORATIONS.
Several Heavy Concerns That
Filed Papers Yesterday.

Articles incorporating the Sheridan
Iron company, of Chicago, were filed
with the secretary of state yesterday.
The capital stock of the company is
placed at 81 100000. The incorporators
are: Henry S. Pickards, W. l.. Brown
and j. FL. Chandler, all of Chicago. The
works of the corporation are to be 10
Gated in Moose township, st. Louis
county, MINI.
The Sharp Iron Mining and Smelling
company, Of Minneapolis, also filed arti-
cles of Incorporation. The capital
stock is s1,5O0,OOO, divided into 10000
shares of S25. The incorporators are:
l.. N. Sharp, Thomas j. Monahan, e.
FL. Page, j. F. Force, Hugh Byrnes, r.
E. Trafton, and Fred Murdoch, all of
Minneapolis.
The Spring Valley Cigar company, of
Spring Valley, also Incorporated. The
capital is $1,000, and j. w. HoXie, w. E.
Kolb, B. II. Holmes, Henry Schrant,
Charles Sattler, W. Riedel, Jacob
Kluumb, j. r. Johnson, and Nathan
Elliott are the incOrporators.
The White Sewing Machine company,
of Cleveland, o., also incorporated.
100000 is the amount of capital stock
specified in the articles. Thomas Fl.
White, II. w. White, r. o. White,
George w. Baker, and w. A. Porter,
all of Cleveland, o., are the incorpora-
tors.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-29
ST. PAUL REAL ESTATE.

Only twenty -four transfers were recorded
yesterday, with total consideration as fol
lows:
DJ Mccsine to M Barteau, 1t z, blk 8.
Rice 4 Irvine's add 81, 564
North st Id Co to Harris Manufact-
uring company, Its IT, Is, 10 and 90
blk 81, North st Paul Proper. ......7, 500
E Turpin tie L NJ de Menil, part 1ts5, 6
and z, blk Is, Robert q Randall's
House to Il Dahman, u S u Sc e0'O0o
a ne "A, sec 1, town 20, range 23. a, $50
rearr Hoyt. Como out lots. 475
W II Eustis to W Dunwoody, ne A.
town SO, range 2s................. 10 600
W w Bishop to S Lagerberg, part 1t II,
blk 2, Bishops add. ..........- ...... 200
f G Sherwood to W H Taylor, lts'lI
and IL, blk 50. st Anthony Park =. 9, 200
town 80, range %. -. 5, 900
a Morrisette to j F Gutsche, 1t 8. blk
49, MarShalls add ................3,1O 100
Gutsche to M NJ Gutsche, 1t Ia, blk l.
woodland Park 80: 10000
81 w Gutscbe to F Gutsche, 1t Id, blk
1, Woodland Park: TO- 600
E Peterson to Fountain, II 20. blk
l, subd and add, Irvine's add. 80. 2, 400
W II Sanborn to P Martin. 1t 4, blk 27,
West st Paul Syndicate. ......... $50
E F Grant to nj Croghan. 1t 25, blk q
Warren Il Flint's add .......... 800
Lewis to Lynch 1t 1 l. blk Is, Sec
ond addition to Merriam Park ....1 600
e NJ Snow to NJ Lynch, 1t IL. blk 10 See
ond addition to Merriam Park ....... go
A Ronald to j Nj Cannon. 1t Q. blk 9, j
Eisenmenger's add. 900
w C Watrous to G Feller, II %, blk S,
Sanborn's Midway add ........ /, 200
T D Merwin to E A I1oldrdge, 1t g. blk
L. Second addition to MerI1am Park. l $50
o Loyik to Y Larson, 1t 81, blk 4, Ly-
] LoeSey to r McMinrran bar, lis S ''o0
and q, blk B. Bazille & Guerin add j. 600
Two unpublished. ......... a, 400
Total .................. $50. Cd
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PERSONALS.

W. H Bangs, Dr., of Glyndon, Mimi, was
at the Ran yesterday.
j. A. MACPHERSON, of Helona, Mont, regis
tered at the Ryan yesterday.
Cornelius Smith, of Annville, Pa, was a
visitor at the capitol yesterday.
Hon. E. P. Freeman, of Mankato, called on
Private Secretary Moore yesterday.
Dudley H. Hersey, prominent citizen of
Arvilla, OAK, was guest at the Ryan yes
terday.
j. G. Redding, county attorney of Cotton
wood county, called at the state auditor S
Office yesterday.
Herman E. Long, prominent attorney Of
the Zenith City, called on Deputy Insurance
Commissioner Todd yesterday.
ii. II. Kreider, treasurer of the U. B. Mu-
tual Aid Association of Lebanon, Pa, called
ON Commissioner Shandrew yesterday.
Senator D. NJ Sabir is booked for a speech
at the ST. Cloud Fair to-day, the programme
for yesterday having been postponed.
Lieut. G. S. Farnsworth, U. S. A., with his
wife, arrived in st. Paul yesterday en- route
to join his command at Fort Buford, Oak.
w. II. Flagg, of Chicago, brother of the
executive clerk of the United States senate
at Washington, is stopping at the Merchants.
Frank W. Brooks, of Aberdeen, Unknown
in st. Paul, was in the city yesterday for sew
eral hours, en- route to Burlington, To-, for a
stay of several weeks.
Hon. Warren Bristol, once senator from
Goodhue, and for the alast fifteen years
United States judge of New Mexico, called
on Secretary Mattson yesterday.
JR G.. Butler, a well-known newspaper
man or New York, who is in st. Paul for a
will contribute to his syndicate some inter
eStin@ data of the Northwest